The WPD will be participating in the DEA's Biannual Drug Take Back Initiative. The April event was canceled so the only event this year will be held on Saturday, October 24th from 10am to 2pm at the 2nd Street entrance to the Police Station.
This year the DEA is also taking back E-Cigarette & Vape Devices with the batteries removed.
Warrenton, OR – On October 1, 2020 at 5:03pm Warrenton Police Officers were dispatched to Walmart in reference to a Theft in progress inside the store where a male suspect was in the men’s apparel and possibly had a razor knife. Shortly after the call, Ofc. Robert Wirt and Ofc. Madyson Hanna arrived in their patrol vehicles to find the male suspect speeding from the area in a black 2003 Volkswagen Jetta. Officers pursued the Jetta northbound on Highway 101 towards Astoria at speeds between 50 and 63 mph.
Warrenton, OR – The Warrenton Police Department will be joining with the other law enforcement agencies in Clatsop County and around the State of Oregon to participate in the 3rd Safety Belt Blitz Monday, August 24, 2020 through Sunday, September 6, 2020. During this timeframe WPD officers will use grant-funded OT hours as well as straight-time enforcement hours to provide enhanced patrols looking for all traffic violation with an emphasis on:
Warrenton, OR – The Warrenton Police Department is launching a new Online Reporting Form where certain incidents and crimes can be started online and later completed by an officer. The new online form fits well with all of the current social distancing measures and alternative reporting methods being used around the State and Nation. But this reporting method is something the WPD has been wanting to do for some time now.
The Warrenton Police Department has created this Online Incident Reporting Worksheet to allow someone to start simple incident reports to later be contacted by a member of the WPD. Once you are recontacted we will complete the report and give you an Incident Case Number.
CAUTION: Filing or Initiating a False or Fraudulent report can be a crime.
To use this worksheet the following criteria must be met:
Warrenton, OR – The Warrenton Police Department has become a participant in Oregon’s Car Care Program. The program originally started with the Oregon State Police (OSP) who have since expanded the program to include the Oregon Association Chief’s of Police (OACP) and the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association (OSSA) to provide City Police Officers, County Sheriff’s Deputies, and State Police Troopers the ability to issue an “Oregon Car Care Voucher” that provides a discount on automotive parts purchased at participating auto parts stores (some restrictions will apply).
Two incidents of the ransom scam were recently reported to the WPD. Please see the attached Press Release with the details and tips on what to do if you receive this type of Scam Call.
Please see the attached press release on a Sex Abuse Investigation and Arrest of a 15-year-old male suspect. There is a possibility that there may be other juvenile victims in the Pacific Rim Neighborhood in southeast Warrenton.
Please see the attached Press Release on the recent graffiti vandalism at the City Park and the SE 2nd Kayak Dock. The Warrenton City Commission has offered a REWARD for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the subject(s) responsible.
